Review
A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or book (book review); or an event …
In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit. More loosely, an author may review current events, trends, or items in the news. A compilation of reviews may itself be called a review.
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